Newport chapel wins religious architecture award

Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, on the Salve Regina University campus, has been named the winner of a 2014 international award in the category of Religious Architecture: New Facilities.

NEWPORT, R.I. — Our Lady of Mercy Chapel, on the Salve Regina University campus, has been named the winner of a 2014 international award in the category of Religious Architecture: New Facilities. Consecrated in 2010, the chapel was designed by New York-based Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

Its stone and shingle exterior complements the historic architecture of the Salve Regina's Ochre Point neighborhood, the university said in a statement.

Features include a set of 13 leaded opalescent glass windows created by renowned artist John La Farge and a bell tower housing three 1910 bells cast by the Meneely Bell Company.

Winning entries will be published in the Winter 2014 Awards Issue of Faith & Form magazine. An exhibition of award-winning projects will be displayed at the 2015 National Convention of the American Institute of Architects in Atlanta in June 2015.